Upanishads for Busy People

UPANISHADS FOR BUSY PEOPLE

UPAIIISHADS r.OR BUSY PEOPLE Sri Swami Sivananda

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lsavasyopanishad

l.Jnana-Nishtha 2.Karma-Nishtha.

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3.TheAll-compassingBrahman. . . . . 4. Nature of a sage ..

5.PrayerofaDyingman.

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Kenopanishad

1. The lnscrutable

Being

2. The Greatness of

. . 16 Self-Knowledge. . . . 1g

Kathopanishad 1. Futility of Earthly

pleasure

2. The Glory of Wisdom of the Self

3.Atmanlslmmortal

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. . . . 19 . . . 19 . . . .21 . . . . 22

That. . S.TheRazorPathofJnana ....22 6. Sense-knowledge ls Nothing . . 23 T.ThelndivisibleBrahman ......24 8. The Supreme State. . . . 25 4. The conditions of Knowing

Prasnopanishad

creatures. 2.Stateofliberation. 1. Sun, the life of

. . 26

.....26

Brahman . . ' ' 27 Soul . . . ' ' 28

3. The All-inclusiveness of 4. The State of Becoming the

MundakoPanishad 1. The Greatness of BrahmavidYa

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2. The Worthlessness of Selfish-Karma

31

3. Tapas and Guru-Bhakti.

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4. The Origin of all things 5. Brahman, the Target of Meditation 6. Know Thyself . 7. Everything is Brahman . 8. Purity Extolled 9. Force of Desire.

32 33 33 34 34 35 36

l0.StateofMoksha

MandukYoPanishad

Brahman State of Being Fourth 2. The 1. All This ls

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TaittiriYoPanishad

. . . .40 2.MeditationonVedicKnowledge . . . . .41 . . . .41 3.EthicalTeachings . . ' 41 4. Knowledge of Brahman

l.OpeningPraYers.

Brahman Knowledge

5. lmmanenceof 6. The Rapture of

AitareYoPanishad 1. Everything ls Only the 2. AllThis ls Brahman

Atman OnlY

.... ' 42 . . ' 43 . . 45 . . . ' 45

Chhandogyopanishad 1. The Meditation on Udgitha-Omkara . . 47 2.Sandilya-Vidya .. . . .47 3.MysticDeclarations .. . .48 4. The Sacrifice of the Knower . 49 5. The Paradox of Creation . . . . 49 6. The Necessity for a Guru . . . 50 T.TheSupremelnstruction ....51 S.NeedforUnderstanding .... 51 9.Bhuma-Vidya. .... 51 10. The Seer's Health and Purity. . . . . . 52 11. Desires Should Be renounced . . . . 53 12. Know the Atman . 54 Bri hadaranyakopan ishad 1. A Prayer of the Devotee.

56 2. The Self ls the Dearest, the Self ls the Absolute 56 3. The Death of the Jnani 58 4. How to Know the Secret Atman 59 5. The Ocean of the Absolute 62 6. Words Are Useless 62 7. The Atman and lts Knower. 63 8. The lnfinite Brahman 64 9. Ethics 64

Svetasvataropanishad 1. Aspirants' Doubts

2. Divine Knowledge ls everything

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65 65

Purusha . . 66 .....67 4.Thelmmanenceof God . . 69 5. The Prayer of the Mumukshu . . . 69 6. Knowledge ls lndispensable ..70 7.Guru-Bhakti . 3. The Nature of the Supreme

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